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Old 06-12-2015, 11:36 AM
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Old 08-02-2015, 02:40 PM
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Finally got around to removing the knob and trim piece. Had to use a putty knife and screw driver as the trim removal tool was not strong enough to pry it up and out. Took out the controller and took it apart. Sprayed electrical contact cleaner inside the remaining part of the controller and put everything back together. No luck. In fact now I don't have any control with the idrive knob and the climate control screen is on all the time. I guess I'll have to buy a new module now. Does anyone know if that will have to be programed or is it just a swap out replacement?
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Old 08-03-2015, 10:39 PM
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I had the same problem in my '08 3.0si. iDrive controller would work intermittently. Then it died completely.

Dealer quoted me $500 for the new module that sits under the trim, so I called a couple BMW salvage yards to see if they might have one. They did. $100 shipped. Plugged it in and it worked perfectly, no coding was necessary. Has worked flawlessly for 2 years now.

My understanding is that if it is a brand new module that has never been installed, it will need coding. But, one that has been taken out of another vehicle shouldn't. Of course I could be wrong, but it worked for me.

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I had the same problem in my '08 3.0si. iDrive controller would work intermittently. Then it died completely.

Dealer quoted me $500 for the new module that sits under the trim, so I called a couple BMW salvage yards to see if they might have one. They did. $100 shipped. Plugged it in and it worked perfectly, no coding was necessary. Has worked flawlessly now for 2 years now.

My understanding is that if it is a brand new module that has never been installed, it will need coding. But, one that has been taken out of another vehicle shouldn't. Of course I could be wrong, but it worked for me.
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Bought a new one from ECS Tuning. $214 + freight. Plugged it in and it worked flawlessly. Problem solved.
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Just in case anyone Google searches this or whatever, I replaced the iDrive controller knob on my '12 X6 with CIC Nav, and it did not need any coding at all. It was a brand new part.

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